Associate Project Engineer - Control & Protection HVDC

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer for Mission Critical telecommunication solutions. The role involves enabling Pre-Sales & Sales teams globally to understand technical market requirements for wired telecommunication networks and aligning with global solution/product strategy.

You will support sales with your technical expertise and provide market inputs to product management and R&D to ensure market relevance.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering degree required (Bachelors or Masters).
• Knowledge of Power System fundamentals, Substation Control & Protection.
• HVDC System knowledge, Control & Protection; familiarity with IEEE/IEC standards.
• MS Office (Word, Excel) proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of delivery: design, maintenance, testing, integration, verification, and deployment of software functions for safe and reliable operations of plants and transmission links.
• Travel internationally for short assignments for commissioning and customer meetings; support Global Projects with HVDC Base Control & Protection Software (MACH).
• Set up and maintain control and protection lab environment for HVDC Base projects.
• Develop control and protection functions/solutions for future HVDC technologies.
• Support projects in resolving issues related to Control and Protection Functions.

Skills

Power systems

Protection systems

Electrical engineering

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Masters in Electrical Engineering / Power Systems / High Voltage

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The opportunity:

The technical marketing engineer for Mission Critical telecommunication Solutions (MCS) has the global responsibility to enable the Pre-Sales & Sales community of the different regional HUBs to understand technical market requirements for wired telecommunication networks and ensure customer interaction in line with global solution/product strategy. Support sales organizations in driving sales by your technical expertise. Provide relevant customer & market inputs to product management and R&D activities, ensuring market alignment and relevance.

How you''ll make an impact:

• To be part of all phases of delivery, which includes design, maintenance, testing, integration, verification, and deployment of the software functions needed for safe and reliable operations of plants and transmission links, with the opportunity to also travel internationally for short assignments to our sites for Commissioning and costumer meetings Support Global Projects by adapting HVDC Base Control & Protection Software (MACH).
• Set up and maintain control and protection lab environment for HVDC Base projects.
• Develop Control and Protection Functions / Solutions for future HVDC technologies.
• Support projects in resolving the issues related to Control and Protection Functions.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders across the business units to get inputs to optimize the HVDC solutions.
• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy''s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• You hold a Electrical Engineering Bachelors degree with 1-5 yearsexperience or Masters degree as Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, High Voltage.
• You must have knowledge & skills in Power System fundamentals, Substation Control & Protection.
• HVDC System Knowledge, Control & Protection and basic knowledge on IEEE / IEC standards is a must.
• Knowledge & Experience MS Office: Word, Excel.
• Experience from HVDC System is preferred. Digital signal processing, analog circuits and digital circuits are preferred.
• Experience in technical tender support or bidding, experience in substation environment and protection application.
• Self-starter caliber who could own tasks through to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.